Figurative Language in 'The Penguin Who Didn't Like Snow'

Lines 1 through 4 are important to the poem because they help the reader create an image of Mo in the South Pole.

• True

• False

The second stanza lines (5-8) most appeals to the readers sense of-

• Smell

• Sound

• Feel

• Taste

• See

What do these lines suggest about the speaker's experience with snow?

• The snow doesn't bother Mo but he wants a new experience.

• The snow doesn't make Mo happy like it does his friends.

• The snow makes Mo feel sick but he is happy to play in it.

• The snow makes Mo scared but he wants to fit in with his friends.

Based on the details in the poem, which statement best describes how the speaker feels about the sun?

• He is annoyed by it.

• He appreciates it.

• He desires to be away from it.

• He wants to run from it.

Which line from the text best supports your answer?

• Down at the South Pole lived a penguin named Mo, (line 1)

• and gloves and a scarf from his dear Uncle Joe, (line 6)

• He sighed, "Oh, to live where the flowers can grow! (line 9)

• where I feel warm and cozy from head to my toe." (line 12)

How does the speaker create an image to describe his experience in the snow and his experience in the sun? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

• By using descriptive adjectives

• By using similes and metaphors

• By using onomatopoeia

• By using alliteration